Abstract: Ultrasound is predestined for gas flow velocity measurements on account of its high sensitivity to all kinds of natural and artificial turbulences in the fluid. Vortex measurements behind a bluff body as well as cross-correlation methods have been proved good. Cross-correlation measurements of natural structures determine the most frequent velocity components in the fluid. Therefore, the measured flow velocity deviates from the real mean flow velocity because of a skewed probability density distribution of the velocity components. Vortex measurements base on the principle that the frequency of the vortices generated in the wake of a bluff body is proportional to the mean flow velocity. The measurement of the periodic vortices with cross-correlation functions leads to the direct determination of the real mean flow velocity. The combination of both measuring methods results in a self-monitoring system.